Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Appearances of Primary Amelanotic Malign Melanoma in the Nasal Cavity: A Rare Case
Published: February 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.5546
Hediye Pinar Gunbey, Emre Gunbey, Asli Tanrivermis Sayit, Kerim Aslan
1. Faculty, Department of Radiology, Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
2. Faculty, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
3. Faculty, Department of Radiology, Gazi Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
4. Faculty, Department of Radiology, Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
Correspondence
Dr. Hediye Pinar Gunbey,
Faculty, Department of Radiology, Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital, Kurupelit, Samsun/Turkey.
E-mail: hpgunbey@hotmail.com
Malign melanoma of the nasal cavity that arises at such an unusual location is an exceptional case only occasionally mentioned in the literature. An amelanotic form, which is an uncommon type for this malignancy, also has an unusual radiological appearence from the classic melanotic form. We report here the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of a 46-year-old man who had a nasal cavity mass diagnosed as an amelanotic malign melanoma and discuss the importance of differential diagnosis with such an unusual radiological manifestation in this location.
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